I’ve heard people say, “Put a sock in it.”
This little crinoline half-slip just seemed such a little whisp of a thing that the model plopped it over her head and struck a little attitude. I laughed so hard I almost missed the shot.
I have some friends who might never have noticed the crinoline though…..
And quite a few model friends who say their face has never been seen…..
At one time I thought of my models as being particularly brave. Afterall, it’s not everyday that you walk into a stranger’s studio and shuck off your clothes. I suppose it doesn’t help either that I may be 3 times the age of some of my models.
But working with woman (not children) of all ages creating my Humanscapes I have learned that there are a lot more brave women than I ever thought in my male brain.
In fact, bravery is not a uncommon at all among women — they are just wiser about which battles they fight and which they avoid than us men.
This image is well over a year old — but every time I come across it I am struck once again by how directly this wonderful model looked into my eyes (and the lens). A lot of people have a hard time looking you in the eye even when they are fully clothed (perhaps moreso because they think they can hide who they really are) — but this woman had nothing to hide — quite obviously. And she was proud of who she had become …
Would that all women could be so strong as to be able to look uncertainty in the eye and say, simply, “here I am.”
From the distance one would never believe the age of this amazing woman. It’s sometimes almost unbelievable how well toned and trim some people are able to keep themselves. Of course that’s not true for all. Genetics and circumstance play their part, but it never hurts to admire someone who has successfully fended off the effects of age.
Creativity is an interesting thing. And it has nothing to do with age. My 50+ yr old friend arrives at the studio each time brimming with ideas, while many of my younger models arrive expecting to have every single movement choreographed.
A pretty woman, a set of headphones — the big, old fashioned one, and… well… not much more.
Posing nude can be fun.
